Did they not also ask you to have a credit or debit card handy aswell for the telephone interview now its CTC

jason dj
I withdrew my application before they did
It made no sense interviewing in the UK for a job in DXB!

My advice is: do not waste energy and money. The first day of selection has nothing to do with aviation experience. CTC does not give any feedback to candidates. Some Pilots are selected for the SIM session, some others aren’t, without any explanation. I spent lot of money, that’s the only thing I know for sure!

Good luck!

Any update on Flydubai? I hear they are ringing around for guys to start next week!!

I heard also that the recruitment via CTC is not working as planned , it seems that there are not a lot of people showing up....

On top of that , 5 more pilots recently resigned ( one of them being a first officer who has been offered an command upgrade... )

It seems that the honeymoon between the company and the pilots is over

Despite the fact that I am not a pilot YET, I really enjoyed your info on Fly Dubai... very educational.

This is actually the first time I read about Airline interviews and tests.

Once again great info, Thanks,

Cheers

Hi,

Just hoping someone who has recently been through the CTC Flydubai assessment can provide a little information about what to expect, particularly regarding the Pilapt/interview etc...

Thanks in advance.

Anyone venture to guess how many Ryanair pilots have jumped over to Flydubai? What percentage of new pilots at FD come from European airlines?

This has probably been asked before many times, but if you have 737-800 experience (and you meet more than the minimum requirements), why not just apply to EK and fly the 777? I suppose if you want to avoid long-haul flying and layovers down route maybe Flydubai would work better for you.

It would be smart of Flydubai to target FR pilots. After all, FR pilots are used to bending over constantly, so that is nothing new for them. For senior FR Effohs: A command in Dubai with FZ or Belarus with FR.

What would you choose?

Flydubai without any doubt....

I was one of the first group of candidates to attend the assessment at CTC aviation on the 9th of NOV.After reaching LHR,I took the national express bus to Southampton.Then I took a taxi to Dibdon manor,ctc aviation compound.The bus takes around 2 hours and the taxi 15minutes.The cost of the bus is 23.4pound(if you purchase a round trip ticket) and for the taxi 21pound.The cost of the room is 45pound per day including breakfast.
The first day was group exercise,pilapt(pilot aptitude) and interview.we were 8 and separated in to two groups.one group does the group exercise and the other pilapt.The group exercise consists of two tasks.As it was the first time,HR people came from flydubai to watch the process.The plapt does not consist ATPL and maths test as in compass test.It only consists aptitude tests,six of them.You will be given 3 trials and you are required to show improvement from your previous score.After lunch,which is free,6 of us passed for the interview.The interview is evidence based as you have seen in the application.Why do you want to join FD,what will you bring to FD,what is your leadership style.etc.
After the interview,only three guys passed to the next days sim assessment.I was one of the guys who didn't make it to the sim.You spend a lot of money for the entire process.I think it is not fair for FD management to do this.
I wish good luck to all of you who are going to attend one of the assessments.

Dear B737to744,

Thank you very much for the information.

I understand FlyDubai are to increase the salary and benefits (Accommodation allowance etc) back to the original levels the initial crew received. Any idea when this will happen?

When they get rid of CTC

This post is for all Boeing 737 pilots who are planning to attend an assessment day at CTC.

Stay away from them and their Shenanigans.

It's a scam to pay £ 150 for an interview. This is not normal and is no longer the goal of selecting pilots but to make money on the backs of candidates. This process is a real shame.

Just reading through the posts about FD and must say they most ring true - from what I've been told by very close friends currently at FD.

Currently though the number of FR guys 'jumping' to FD is minimal - i.e. its still in single digits - not like EK!! And a command in Belarus....that's a new one!!! Good to see the rumor network hard at work!

A large proportion are ex Astraeus pilots inc HOT. Nearly all of them are those who jumped ship to Zoom and when that went under, the door at AEU was closed for most of them.

My concern as mentioned by others is those experienced guys who feel that they need to pay to attend an interview! Its crazy and disrespectful to say the least and in the current market, just wrong!!

It seems to be CTC's greedy way and are happy taking advantage of those idiotic enough to pay. Even worse though is FD bonding TR guys for a significantly large sum!! For what exactly?? It sounds like a lack of confidence by senior management at FD!

Annoyingly like many new airlines they have the opportunity to do very well and be an airline people push to work for, however currently the opposite is the case. I personally don't think GAG, KG or DR have done themselves any favors! Worse still only a few adjustments are needed to significantly improve the situation, but from what the bush telegraph is reporting.... the yanks will not be moved!

Pity.

PRT2010, whilst looking to avoid thread creep, the last time I checked, out of approximately 100 Captains at flydubai just 4% of them have prior experience of working with Astraeus, and out of approximately 100 F/O's at flydubai just 2% of them have prior experience of working with Astraeus. So an overall aggregate of just 3% of the flydubai pilot force, which is hardly "A large proportion are ex Astraeus pilots inc HOT" as you put it and, fwiw, I think you'll find that HOT is Qatar B777.
Not a single pilot has come directly from Astraeus - which probably reflects something good about working for Astraeus?!

Does anyone know if FD is still entertaining interviewing folks locally (in Dubai), if they're residents in Dubai? I know up until about 2-3 weeks ago they were. One Captain from my airline was told to go to CTC in the UK and when he mentioned to them that would it be a problem if he just interviewed locally as we're Dubai based, they said 'sure' and he just ended up interviewing in Dubai. Is this still the case, or is CTC the HARD rule now?

Well hello "Old King Coal". Good to see you're well. Just to confirm what I said: "A large proportion are ex Astraeus pilots inc HOT. Nearly all of them are those who jumped ship to Zoom and when that went under, the door at AEU was closed for most of them."There are more than 4% Capt ex AEU at FD as well as more than 2% F/O's and randomly that can be confirmed by the FTM who is also ex AEU.

Not to worry either way as the problem still resides on the main issue of people paying for interviews and allowing themselves to be unnecessarily bonded.

Hopefully the mgmt will open up to changes - only time will tell.